Guadalmedina (approaching Alatriste): This is a letter signed by the King, in case you have problems while recruiting the men.

Alatriste (putting away the letter) I will need money.

Guadalmedina: That, Olmedilla, the accountant, will take care of.

Alatriste: That is all?

Guadalmedina: One small detail. Before you assault the ship you will need to know where it is anchored. The ship owner is called Gerónimo Jarafa and lives alone in Triana [translator's note: a traditional district of Seville], so, no one will care what you do to him to obtain the information, not even the King. (He moves away from Alatriste.)